Forum: smart ed - General discussions relating to the smart ed

Took my 451 ED in for routine annual service and battery check. Also reported a phantom drain (measuring several amps) on the 12v battery which runs it right down over two or three days of not being used. A week and a bit later I've just heard back that both HV and 12v batteries need replacing as...

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Never thought I'd see a SmartED 451 in a movie car chase but the new action blockbuster Geostorm has a scientist outrunning gas main explosions. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4683/38764775644_661dcc6cba_b.jpg

December 2013 ED, 10K miles. Had a problem with the 12v battery yesterday. Had gone flat after the vehicle was parked up and unused for three days, yet plugged into the wall charger. The HV battery was at 100% SOC. Nothing was left switched on and the weather is hardly cold at the moment (I’ve...

Hopefully close to clinching a deal on an ED near Brighton - my first ever electric vehicle. Home is around 100 miles away so will involve a charge stop. Thinking Winchester, 60 miles on the A272, as I have family to blag tea and cake from and there looks to be a few charging points. One (the...

I may be shopping for an ED soon. Which seem to be rarer than hen's teeth. The fast charge option would be important. How can I tell if it is fitted to a particular car? Many thanks. GeoffT

This might be the same on other smarts, but I recently found out that if anything connected to the 12v battery draws more than 300ma, then the system starts up and checks what's going on. This then draws a bit of power. In my case, I had a camera wired direct to the battery so it worked all the...

aahhhhh! Come back 2 weeks on hol and the ED would not unlock. Had to open passenger door manually (after removing neighbours fence panel to get in!) Then put a meter on the 12v battery....2.5v So, I put the battery on charge for a couple of hours and it started up....however... There is a...

Anyone got a solution to keep the 16amp cable tidy? The 3pin cable fits snug in the boot flap but I'd like to keep the other cable in the car, maybe under the seat (not passenger, bass amp going there). And I don't sue the nets in the boot divide because I often have that down. Currently it...

I was just curious - how many Electric Drive owners have the 22 kW on-board charger installed in their car? When I ordered my car in February, the dealer said this was a factory-fit option only. So I thought if I ever wanted to realistically use my car on longer journeys and have a reasonably fast...

OK, I have to ask, it's human nature. The Brabus ED has a little more power...what gives the 'more power'? And has anyone heard of it yet? It's got to be a software change surely? I don't think some how it has a more powerful motor, I envision in the future people modding this...Too soon? Si

As you may know Norway is a good place to live if you fancy an EV. So far 5M people and 50k EV's in the country. (My sis and her daughter is already in the fold, and dad is thinking about it) What I do see as a wee bit odd is that each and every cable used for charging an EV has a big and...

I recently added a couple of things to my smart (phone holder/charger, camera, extra live socket), Could not help but notice the extreme size of the 12V lead acid...oh my god it's sooo heavy...truck battery fitted under the seat :ziped: First question....WHY? I can only guess 'carry over...

Hi Smart fans I have just agreed with Mercedes Colindale to PX my 20 month old Renault Twizy EV for a new Smart Electric Drive. I will be collecting it in about a week or so when some accessories arrive. Spent 8,500 happy EV miles in the Twizy which I very much enjoyed and which was...

Hi, anyone fitted a tow bar to their smart ED yet? I know, why? but it would be useful to have for many reasons.

I was wondering how everyone was getting on with their first service. Mine has just had its first one, to say it wasn't the smoothest would be an enormous understatement. When I rang up I was initially quoted £199 so I asked if that was correct for an ED, the response was oh, yes, an ED, that...